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Jacques Rudolph rejoins Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE CCC have pulled off a major coup by re-signing Jacques Rudolph in a bid to save their season. The 30-year-old South African returns to the club as an overseas player for the last six LV= County Championship matches, starting with the Roses
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Camilla weeps for York tsunami victims
THE Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met bereaved families from York today as they paid tribute to those who died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Prince Charles laid a wreath at the opening of a memorial in London's Natural History
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Claudia's dad demands answers on phone-hacking
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has asked police if his or his daughter's mobile phone was hacked. Peter Lawrence contacted North Yorkshire Police looking for reassurances that no voicemail messages on phones connected with
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Beer Wars Day 3: Witnesses tell of confusion
CUSTOMERS, retailers and publicans were confused by the use of the Yorkshire white rose on a North Yorkshire brewery’s bottles, they told the High Court today. Samuel Smith's Brewery, from Tadcaster, is locked in dispute with microbrewery Cropton
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Thugs throw rocks at fishermen
ANGLERS were attacked with rocks as they fished in the River Wharfe at Tadcaster. Two thugs from York hurled stones at the men and swore at them, said North Yorkshire Police. The incident happened at about 6pm on Tuesday, and two men from York, aged
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Fixtures fire York City manager's passion
A TRIP to Ebbsfleet United on the opening day of the Blue Square Bet Premier campaign holds no fears for York City manager Gary Mills. Mills will kick-off his first full season in the Minstermen hot-seat against newly-promoted Fleet at Stonebridge
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Stamford Bridge stay on course for first Foss Cricket League title
Stamford Bridge’s push for a first Foss Evening Cricket League division one title gained momentum as they defeated nearest rivals York by four wickets, opening up a three-point gap at the top. Steve Sergeant (4-17) and Dave Craven (3-20
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Pilmoor Cricket League: Walker’s lone stand fails to stave off Crayke defeat
LEADERS Sessay maintained their two-point advantage over Thirsk with a victory at Crayke in division one of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League. Sessay posted 131-6, with runs from Paul Flintoff (33), Matthew Wass (19), Paul Rivis (28) and Joseph Watson
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Yorkshire building for a bright t20 future
Director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon has still not given up hope of Yorkshire qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 competition. Yorkshire currently lie seventh in the North Division table having played 12 of 16 group matches
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Thirsk & Sowerby runners compete in Harrogate League fixture
NEWCOMER John Worrall was the first Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers runner home in the final fixture of the Harrogate League Series, hosted by Wetherby Runners at Sicklinghall. A total of 31 Harriers members were among the 282 finishers and Worrall
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York Schoolboys U13s’ final line-up
COACHES have finalised the York Schoolboys Under-13s football squad for the 2011/12 campaign. A series of trials were held at York College and managers Matthew Brown and Steve Drake thanked coaches Ian Hutchinson, Andy Barkway, Gary Kitson, Brendan
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Gary Mills to speak at Pocklington event
YORK City manager Gary Mills will be Pocklington Minstermen’s guest speaker on Wednesday, August 3. The evening will take place at Pocklington Town Football Club with doors opening from 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Admission is free and everybody is welcome
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Knavesmire all set for John Smith’s Cup fever
The 52nd running of The John Smith’s Cup is the highlight of York Racecourse’s two-day meeting on Friday and Saturday. The feature race on Saturday is one of Europe’s most prestigious, competitive and valuable middle- distance handicap contests.
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Ryedale runner tipped to maintain sequence of success at Doncaster
The Caped Crusader, an unlucky loser at Ripon on his latest start, can gain compensation for North Yorkshire owner David Silversides at Doncaster tomorrow evening. Trained at Norton by Ollie Pears, The Caped Crusader, who changed hands as a yearling
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Time to honour sporting heroes
DO you know a local sporting hero? There is still time to nominate an inspirational amateur player, coach or volunteer for the Sporting Hero accolade in our York Community Pride Awards. This is the eighth year The Press has run the awards
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Planker, 14, "could have caused untold grief"
A BOY could have died an “horrendous” death as he lay down on the East Coast main railway line near York, magistrates have said. Kathryn Reeves, prosecuting, told York Youth Court that a train thundered past on one track as the 14-year-old
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Missing budgie hands himself in to RSPCA
A BELOVED budgie which went missing for six days has been reunited with its owners. Bert, one of two budgies owned by the Brown family of Sovereign Park, disappeared. But he must have decided to cut his adventure short, as he turned up of his own accord
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Surprise visitor at East Yorkshire college
A new arrival at an East Yorkshire agricultural college is causing quite a stir. A pair of ring-tailed lemurs resident at a new outdoor animal handling centre at Bishop Burton College have just become proud parents. Parents Charlie and Tabitha were
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Van driver critical after crash at Flamborough
A 32-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition after a crash near a North Yorkshire seaside resort. The man, from Bridlington, was driving a Peugeot Partner van which crashed into a fence at the Thornwick camp site at Flamborough. The driver, who was
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Civil war soldiers died from fever
A MASS grave unearthed in York contained skeletons of English Civil War soldiers, a new investigation has suggested. Graves containing 113 male skeletons were found just outside the Bar Walls three years ago, and it is thought they were of men who
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Patients face three-year wait for transplant
Hundreds of people across Yorkshire and Humber are being forced to wait up to three years for a life-saving organ transplant, a survey has revealed. In the region, 254 people are waiting for a new liver, kidney, heart, or other organ, the poll commissioned
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York receives £4.6 million to help cut pollution
YORK has been given £4.65 million to help cut pollution and carbon emissions by encouraging walking, cycling and public transport – and promoting electric vehicles. Coun Dave Merrett, cabinet member for city strategy at City of York Council, said he
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Barman cleared of raping student in city centre
A MAN accused of three counts of rape against a teenage student in a York street has been cleared. The jury at York Crown Court took less than two hours to clear Simon Christopher Nunns of the assault on the 18-year-old woman in a court yard off Coney
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Fire chiefs deny York’s streets are too narrow for new engines
YORK’S fire engines are too wide to fit down dozens of the city’s narrow streets, it has been claimed. Three new engines – costing a total of about £750,000 – have been bought which are more than seven inches wider than the old ones. The extra width
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Funeral date for train death man
A MAN who died when he was struck by an express train on the East Coast main line north of York has been named as Ian Leckenby. The 52-year-old was killed on the railway track near Station Hotel, Tollerton, near Easingwold, at about 4.20pm on Monday
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Tributes paid to golf enthusiast Peter Kaufman
A GOLF enthusiast and volunteer has died of a heart attack while playing his favourite game. Tributes have to been paid to Peter Kaufman who died suddenly aged 61 while playing a golf match at the KP Club in Pocklington on June 25. Peter, who lived
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Burglary attempt at Bridlington
POLICE are appealing for information after an attempted burglary in Windsor Crescent, Bridlington, between 3am and 8.15am on Sunday. Thieves attempted to enter the property through a kitchen window while the occupants of the property were inside.
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2011 Beach Sports Festival at Bridlington
The 2011 Beach Sports Festival will take place on Bridlington’s south beach from 11am to 3pm each day from July 22 to 24. The festival will include free family activities as well as beach soccer, netball, cricket and basketball
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Jarvis workers in vigil for justice
FORMER Jarvis workers who lost their jobs after the business went into administration in April last year will hold a vigil outside Leeds employment tribunals on Friday. The workers, as well as employees that left the business before redundancies
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Hunt on for volunteers to help explain York to visitors
DO you know your Bar Convent from your Bar Walls and your Mulberry Hall from your Mansion House? If you do you could be perfect for one of the new roles created for people with a passion for everything York. Visit York, the city’s official
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Helen’s walk for Alzheimer’s charity
Helen Mumby, a staff nurse at the Mill Lodge community unit for the elderly at Huntington, is to take part in a sponsored walk in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. As part of Helen’s fundraising for this event, there will be a coffee morning on Friday
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Family’s agony over missing Lisette Dugmore
THE sister of a York woman who disappeared three years ago today has told how the family remains in a limbo. Lisette Dugmore, of Clifton, has not been seen since she was captured by CCTV cameras in the city centre on July 6, 2008. Her sister Dion Smith
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£16.4 million broadband bonanza
NORTH Yorkshire has won £16.4 million Government funding to install a high-speed broadband infrastructure in the region by 2017. Connecting North Yorkshire, a programme led by the North Yorkshire County Council and other partners including NYnet,
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Hunt for intruders after house break-in at Anlaby
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in East Yorkshire. Raiders broke into a house in Wolfreton Road, Anlaby, between 7.30pm on Saturday, and 1.30am the following day. Intruders forced open a window at the back of the property and
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Homelessness fears in ‘Golden Triangle’
EXPERTS have warned one of the most affluent parts of North Yorkshire could be hit by a rise in homelessness. Buying properties in the “Golden Triangle”, which covers the area between York, Harrogate and Leeds, is proving to be out of the reach of increasing
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Attempted burglary at Beverley
Police in Beverley are appealing for residents to be vigilant following an attempted burglary. Someone climbed on the flat roof of a property in Woodhall Way and opened an insecure window between 10pm last Monday and 5.30am the next day. A window
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York firm backs community groups
YORK community groups, the Greenshoots Gardening Club and Poppy Arts Club have been given charitable grants from one of York’s major businesses, the CPP Group. Greenshoots, an Acomb-based horticultural club for visually impaired people, hopes to use
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The point of pensions?
In response to open hostility by the Tory government and Francis Maude’s lack of understanding of the Hutton Report, the day of action went ahead in defence of pensions. Mr Maude had insisted that the public-sector pensions were unaffordable. Wrong
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Nurse falsely claimed £5,000 in payments
A YORK nurse has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds after forging his boss’s signature to claim payments for shifts despite not being at work. Michael Haden, of The Tannery, Lawrence Street, York, was incorrectly paid more than £5,000 by
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Nor any drop to drink...
Why are there no drinking fountains in York for visitors to refresh themselves on blistering days? (I believe that there is one in Museum Street, but does it work?). Philip Johnson, Greencliffe Drive, Clifton, York.
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Hotel staff raise money for Hospitality Action
STAFF at a York-based hotel group got on their bikes as part of a nationwide charity campaign. They team, who were raising money for Hospitality Action, the industry charity, yesterday cycled between four Best Western hotels in North Yorkshire.
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Tethering of horses is wrong wherever it occurs
PETER Broadley (The Press, Letters, July 1) is right to describe the tethering of horses as barbaric, but he is wrong to imply that the main issue is tethering next to main roads. Tethering in other locations is equally cruel. The horses tied up on open
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Gipsy horses are looked after
No one likes to see animals suffer, but horses have been tethered since time immemorial and accidents with tethered horses are very rare. Gipsies love their horses and dogs and chickens, and look after them exceptionally well as far as condition
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What ‘majority wants’
I have always been under the apprehension that a democracy was where the wishes of the majority of the people were carried out by the goverment in power. This does not appear to be the case in this country and has not been for more than the past
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New school roles
HAVING lived during a time when jobs were hard to find, I am always interested in reading job vacancy notices. In The Press, June 22, there was an advertisement for what was described as a learning resource manager for York school, Joseph Rowntree
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Filming for TV drama at city restaurant
FILMING for a major new TV drama set in York has continued at a well-known city restaurant. The crew for Eternal Law, a drama series created by the writers behind the award-winning Ashes To Ashes and Life On Mars, set up filming at the doorway
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Recovery thanks
My family and I would like to express our most sincere thanks to all staff on Ward 31, HDU and intensive care at York Hospital for all their excellent care during the five weeks I was there. Without their exemplary medical care, patience and friendliness
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Thanks to those who clean up city
WITH reference to the recent letters regarding litter, may I on behalf of the Friends of York Walls give support to the City of York Council staff, who are carrying out a magnificent job of keeping our city centre clear of rubbish? This is regardless
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Deeper message from Green Party
Mr Robb’s letter (June 28) takes a swipe at York Green Party, suggesting that we should share one protest placard to save resources. Funny man! I look forward to your stand-up routine. However, trying so hard to be funny may have obscured the
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‘No protection’ for volunteers
It is many years since councillors could be classed as volunteers, and, as a new councillor, Anna Semlyen perhaps knows less about volunteering than I do (Letter, July 1). Volunteers have no legal status, and City of York Council has no policy
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Inspiring evening from Rebecca Newman
Sunday night’s concert at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre was one of the most inspiring I’ve seen for a long time. Rebecca Newman is a young lady I’ve followed since her early days entertaining crowds in York City centre. She rose to the occasion
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Legally Blonde canine star to be pampered
THE canine star of a top musical which will arrive in York next month is to be given the pampering treatment. Huntington-based dog grooming salon Pretty Paws has offered Bruiser, the chihuahua which will appear in Legally Blonde The Musical at the
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Review: Jim Smallman and Alun Cochrane, Edinburgh Fringe Preview, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club
While Wimbledon concluded on Sunday, the Hyena Lounge served a pair of stand-up aces: Jim Smallman and Alun Cochrane. Smallman’s Tattooligan show confounds lazy preconceptions about his heavily-decorated body. With a projector’s aid, he exhibits
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Ryedale makes plans for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
PLANS are being made for a permanent memorial in Ryedale to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A new committee is to be organised in Norton and Malton to discuss how 60 years of Elizabeth II’s reign can be marked next summer, which could include
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Sporting chance for students
A TELEVISION company is calling for schools in York and North and East Yorkshire to nominate students and teachers for its national Student Of The Year Awards 2011. Students who are involved in a Sky Sports Living for Sport project are eligible for an
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Review: The Wiz, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until July 16
THE Wiz’s re-telling of The Wizard Of Oz as a black American soul musical in 1975 was a radical shift with a political undertow. That impact has inevitably softened over 36 years, during which the likes of Rent, Spring Awakening and Billy Elliot
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Making waves at York's Festival Of The Rivers
WAVES of horrible history surrounding York’s rivers are to be brought back to life as the city stages a celebration of its waterways. City of York Council’s sixth annual Festival Of The Rivers begins this Saturday, offering a string of family events
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East Yorkshire parents oppose Academy school plans
PARENTS are protesting about plans to turn an East Yorkshire secondary school into an academy. An action group is forming in the Pocklington area to oppose plans for Woldgate College to become an Academy school. Richard Claxton, who is heading the
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Street lights plan to save £400,000
PLANS to save £400,000 on energy bills by turning street lights in North Yorkshire off for part of the night have been put forward. North Yorkshire County Council’s executive has voted to introduce the system and says it would also reduce carbon emissions
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Scholars in York for King James Bible anniversary
SCHOLARS from around the world will gather in York this week to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. The event is being organised by the University of York's Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, and takes place from tomorrow
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Talks over free days at Barbican
GUIDELINES for how events organised by council chiefs should be staged at York’s revamped Barbican centre are set to be drawn up. The Paragon Street venue reopened in May following a £2 million refurbishment, bringing an end to its years in the doldrums
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Growth at Reed Boardall may lead to 100 new jobs
A £50 million turnover cold storage and transport operator has finally won planning permission for a fourth massive cold store – paving the way to creating more than 100 new jobs. Reed Boardall, which already employs 600 people to help deliver £10
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Hope for York children’s centres
THE nine children’s centres in York are set to stay open, despite Government funding being slashed. City of York Council next week decide how the future of the facilities will be shaped as it looks to save more than £1.6 million from its budget for
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Cream of the Wolds
IF CREAM rises to the top, then Cream of the Wolds has a fair chance of earning honours in The Press Business Awards 2011. The ice-cream manufacturing business was started by husband and wife Richard and Heather Wright at their pig and arable
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All set for York's first TEDx conference
YORK will be the centre of a giant global online brainstorming session when the city’s first TEDx conference hits town tomorrow. Ideas will be flying as leading figures and innovators in the world of information technology and digital design
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BBC boss opens £20m complex at University of York
A £20 million building for law and management students has had its grand opening at the University of York. The building for the York Law School and York Management School is one of four major academic buildings in the first phase of the university’
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South Dale wind farm appeal
CAMPAIGNERS have urged residents in East Yorkshire to oppose plans for a wind farm. Developers want to put an 80-metre-high monitoring mast at South Dale, near Hunmanby and Burton Fleming, and are appealing against a refusal by Scarborough Borough
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Fundraising fun run at Derwent School
CHILDREN and staff dressed up in fancy dress for a fun run which rounded up a week of sporting activities at Derwent School, in Osbaldwick. The school had various sporting activities going on during the week, including a sports afternoon with parents
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Appeal after £30k barometer stolen
DETECTIVES are making a fresh appeal for information after the theft of a 200-year-old barometer and a haul of jewellery from a North Yorkshire cottage. The antique stick barometer was taken from a property in West Tanfield, near Ripon, and is valued
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Family charity event at York Racecourse
A FAMILY charity event is being held in honour of the British Forces at York Racecourse on Sunday. Hope and Glory is being held in Bustardthorpe Field from 10am to 4pm. There will be musicians, a bouncy castle, games, a flight simulator and dance
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Young and old ‘overwhelmed’ by new technology
ONE in three people in Yorkshire has felt overwhelmed by communications technology – including texting, email and social networking – to the point that they feel they need to escape it. And that includes young people. An international study, led by